It is so hot and dry right now, that I feel the water content in my body is slowly vanishing just as it is everywhere else on the planet. We have stopped watering our grass to save water, and instead of green I have yellow and more yellow when I look out of my window.

This image, from Color chuck is the first cool in my day. It awakens the breeze, wets my dry mouth, and inspires me to think about water,how it feels and what it looks like, sounds like, moves like

How to capture on canvas or paper

Some art work needs to be seen up close and in person, such is the art of Jeni Spota, Who is showing in the Santa Monica Museum of Art through August 22nd. If I was in the area - I would make the effort to clear up a few hours and go and see here work. At first glance, to me it has some of the qualities of Naive art, the busyness and the continuous story often embeded in this kind of art, and the truth is that she does deal in a multi layered way in religion, resurection and more

So - from both sides of the table, applying to a job, or on the other hand a juried art show could look like this.

Out of the two people in this picture, I must say I least envy the lady with the piles and piles of paper to go through.

You can be a fabulous fantabulous artist, but if you don’t have a good art resume - your chances of getting into shows or getting grants  and so on, are slim.

The point is - there is a person who goes through all the many resumes and portfolio’s, that has to make a decision or a choice between all the artists that sent her information, and you need to make there reading experience of your resume as pleasant and as easy as possible.

Bmoreart posted a really useful post on all the finer points of getting together a good art resume, as apposed to one that will get you nowhere - I suggest you read it.

According to Modern Art Obsession A New Art Investment Fund Has Been Started By Castlestone Management with offices in London and New York.  Click on the link to read full article.

If you don’t live in NYC, and didn’t go especially then you, like me missed the Affordable Art Fair, where everything was priced between $100 to $10,000.

Judging by Sunil from Simplistic Arts, post about the show he himself took part in, it seems a great pity to have missed it. click on the link above to see some of his photos of the show and the work showing.

On the Affordable Art Fair, there are a few photo’s as well, but not as many as would have like to see.

carved crayons on wood base, Diem Chau, Courtesy of Krause Gallery

Springs Landfall Tom Chambers Courtesy of Modernbook Gallery Editions

NYC is the 4th location of this show, and it will be happening in 3 more International cities

Brisbane Friday 29 - Sunday 31 May 2009
Paris Thursday 4 - Sunday 7 June 2009
Sydney Friday 23 - Sunday 25 October 2009
Amsterdam Thursday 29 October - 1 November 2009

I am not sure if the same galleries show world wide or if there are different galleries participating in each show.